Newsletter week beginning 09/02/15

Dear Parents/Carers,

Healthy Lifestyle survey
Thank you to all those who returned their surveys to school. Now that we have this information we would like to set up a small working party to analyse the replies and start to work on developing ways of moving forward. If you are interested in joining governors, staff and children in this please let me know.

Friends of Nevill Road AGM
Thank you to all those who attended the AGM last Wednesday, 4th February, at 7pm in the Junior school.
At this meeting the following people were elected:
• Chair – Rob Jowett
• Vice Chair – Claire Williams
• Treasurer – Liz Owen
• Secretary and 50/50/ organiser – Leah Shepherd.
The next meeting will be on Wednesday 11th March at 8pm in The Jolly Sailor.

I would like to thank the Friends for the amazing work they do in raising additional funds for the school. This year the Juniors have had new iPads bought and the money from the Christmas Fair means that this number will be able to be increased. We really do value all the hard work and the support that is given by so many parents. Thank you.

Class attendance
Well done to Miss Wilson’s class, Y6W, for having the best attendance last week with 99.1%.
Attendance seems to be down at present, largely due to the number of bugs going around. Please remember to contact the school office if your child will not be in school. There is an answerphone for when the staff are not there.

Music certificates
Congratulations to the following children who have received awards for Keyboard:
Level 1- Keanna Y4
Level 2 – Keanna and Harvey Y4; Nathan, Sinem and Abigail Y5.

Dates
February:
Tuesday 10th – Safer Internet Day – “Let’s create a better Internet together”
Friday 13th – close for half term at 3:20pm
Monday 23rd – reopen after half term at 8:50am
Wednesday 25th – Friends of Nevill Road will be running a session after school to make
presents for Mothers’ Day – more details to follow

March:
Friday 6th – dressing up for World Book Day – further details to follow
Friday 13th – dress in red for Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day – proceeds from this will be split between
Comic Relief and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
– Friends of Nevill Road will be holding a coffee morning too
Tuesday 31st – parents’ evening 4-6pm

Certificates
The following children were awarded certificates in assembly today:

Y6R – Megan for her consistent hard work and determination in Maths for Miss Wilson and her excellent reading comprehension.
Y6R – Jack for always working hard in English lessons and contributing to class discussions.
Y6S – Connor for working hard to achieve a level 6 in reading.
Y6S – Oliwia for always taking pride in her work and striving for success.
Y6W – JJ for his continued hard work and determination in Maths, always giving 100%.
Y6W – Ben G for his hard work in Maths for Miss Roberts and being resilient when investigating nets.
Y5C – Ella R for preparing an excellent Power Point presentation on horses.
Y5C – Finley for performing so well in badminton sessions.
Y5L – Bryony for settling in really well and always being ready to learn.
Y5L – Thomas for always setting a good example to others and being a great role model around school.
Y5P – Yasmin for an excellent piece of writing about the Moon ad showing all the interesting facts she knows.
Y5P – James for his fantastic work in Science on the phases of the Moon.
Y4H – Freddie for showing fantastic skills in basketball.
Y4H – Owen for increased contributions to discussions in guided reading.
Y4K – Luke H for always showing such an interest in his lessons and having such a positive attitude towards learning.
Y4K – Sienna for being so determined and hard working in each and every Maths lesson.
Y4S – Eddie for fantastic use of an atlas to locate countries.
Y4S – Faye for being a kind and considerate member of 4S.
Y3L – Dillan for working really hard with his handwriting and sentence structure.
Y3L – Noah for producing a detailed explanation text on how to catch and cook a fish in the Stone Age.
Y3LW – Abigail for her fantastic writing about Skara Brae and the Bronze Age.
Y3LW – Linus for his super writing all about the Bronze Age.
Y3M – Emma for good research at school and home for topic.
Y3M – Charlie for thoughtful comments in RE.

House Point certificates
This year we will be awarding certificates every time a child receives 100 house points.
This week the following children have received certificates:
Y4H: Cece, Ben, Isabella R, Sienna L, Owen, Fin and Emma.

School office hours
Please note that staff work in the school office from 8:30am until 4pm (Monday-Thursday) or 3:30pm (Friday). The answer machine is on during the times that the office is unmanned as teachers are busy preparing in their classrooms before school, and marking work or in staff meetings after school. Please leave a message and we will get back to you.